#I wish we had more time for Kasen

[jinbeizaki]

Tousute Starters Awakening.

[foolish-spectre]

Valentines Day Special: Making Chocolates for You HCs (Kasen, Izuminokami, Mutsunokami)

Pairing: Kasen Kanesada x Reader, Izuminokami Kanesada x Reader, Mustunokami Yoshiyuki x Reader (all pairings intended to be romantic, but you can ignore this if you want)

Content Warnings: Swearing but that’s it, also fluff

Word Count: 500ish words

Characters:  Kasen Kanesada, Izuminokami Kanesada, and  Mustunokami Yoshiyuki

A/N: Ok I wanted to do more characters and might post some late ones but I wanted to get this out on Valentines Day, sorry I haven’t been posting, college is killing me lol, so have this lol some of the characters I wanted to do were Kashuu, Sanchoumou, Hasebe, Micchan, Tomoegata, and many more but here have this ehe. Surprisingly Izuminokami was the most difficult for me to write since there’s so many interpretations of him lol, but Imma try and experiment with him because he’s our lovable Kanesan! Might also post something similar on White Day but the reader making something for these lovable Touken Danshi ehe~ anyways Happy Valentines Day whether you be single, in a relationship, or do not wish to have any of that and want everyone to stfu <3

Kasen Kanesada: 

- Would be torn between making you a traditional chocolate and wagashi or some other traditional Japanese sweet 

- Either way it’s going to be pretty as hell and tasty so you can’t complain 

- Ultimately he sticks with what he’s familiar with and makes flower themed wagashi that look like your favorite flowers 

- Will mostly likely present his Valentines Day wagashi to you in the morning so you can spend the rest of the day thinking about it and spending time with him, of course being the poet that he is, he gives you a poem along with it 

- The poem is mostly about how despite this special occasion lasting for only a day, the love the two of you share is something he’ll cherish forever and how you seem to enchant him everyday no matter how many days, weeks, months, or years it’s been since he’s known you

- “This holiday does a disservice to our love because it’s impossible for me to express my love to you all within a single day.” 

Izuminokami Kanesada: 

- When he first learned of the holiday, he was so sure he’d make the best chocolate for you but then reality struck him 

- He wanted to make a cool and beautiful chocolate of himself and you, but then it exploded 

- He had to ask Kunihiro to help him make it, it took many tries and he had to deliver it to you at night but the smile you gave him while eating him made all of it worth it 

- Originally he wanted it to be a decorative chocolate but it kept on either hardening too fast or burnt him so Kunihiro and him decided to make some simple chocolate cookies with your initials on them 

- Even though it wasn’t his original plan, he was glad that he could convey his effort and love to you in these cookies and hoped that next year he’ll improve and make you even better ones 

- “Of course, they’re good, they were made by me after all! Besides I’ll make as much as you want, it’s the least I can do for the one I love!” 

Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki: 

- Of course being the lovable Mucchan we know him to be, he really really got into Valentines Day especially since he got to express his love to you

- Unfortunately he wasn’t the greatest at cooking and like Izuminokami burnt himself with the chocolate a lot and had to get help

- Mostly looks up trends with current Valentines Day chocolates to get inspiration and while he was fucking around with the chocolate, he made a mini gun 

- The end result ended up being based off the ocean, aka a chocolate in the form of a seashell with hearts frosted all over it, because whenever he sees the vastness of the ocean, he can’t help but be reminded of you 

- He gives it to you in the afternoon since he stayed up all night, making it and spent all of the morning and a good chunk of the afternoon too 

- “I decided to make it based on the sea since the sea is full of endless possibilities and whenever I’m with you, I constantly feel like we can take on the world!” 

[sword-brainrot]

HOMIE YOU AND YOUR WRITING NEVER FAIL TO LIGHT UP MY LIFEEEEEEEEEE. now since my bday is coming up, may i have some headcanons about how izuminokami, mutsunokami, and uh....(spins wheel) honebami all celebrate their saniwa's/s/o's bday? seperate pls. tHANK YOU

OMG! YOUR BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP?? HAPPY (early) BIRTHDAY!!! These swords will try to make your bday extra special and I will try my best to make the headcanons extra special! I hope your bday is amazing and filled with plenty of love ^^ Just going to let you know now, all the swords have no idea what a birthday is until you explain it to them. They don't have a birthday of their own and their masters didn't celebrate their birthdays by the time they got them as a sword.

Izuminokami, Mutsunokami, and Honebami celebrating S/O birthday (GN!Reader)

♡   As soon as Izuminokami learns about birthdays, he asks you when yours is. He wants to make sure he doesn't forget! He writes it down someplace (and gives it to Horikawa to remind him cough) so he can remind himself every month and plan when it gets close!

♡  Expect a lot of very not subtle questions about your past birthdays and the things you like. Some questions even going as far as; "If you could possibly get a gift from a really handsome sword, what would you want?"

♡  He has... a blather mouth. He has a hard time keeping a secret from you. He is aware of it too! If you start asking him questions in return of why he is asking, he will instantly tense up and become flustered. Constantly tripping over his words in trying to think of an excuse. He may also just run... That is also a big possibility.

♡  The day of your birthday, you will wake up in your bed alone. It happens sometimes in the past if Izuminokami has an early morning mission he has to leave for, but normally he wakes you up to tell you he is leaving and give you a kiss goodbye. It is very unlikely for him to leave before you wake up and without a single word.

♡  Right away you will know something is up.

♡  As you continue you on with your morning routine, you will take yourself to the kitchen to get some food and drink. There are a few swords that normally take turns with kitchen duty so you expect to see one of them (Kasen, Azuki, Chiyoganemaru, Kuwana, Nikkou, or Mitsutada)

♡  However, instead you will see someone entirely different. There, struggling to crack eggs into a bowl without the shells, will be Izuminokami. His hair will be pulled back in a tight ponytail and adorn on him will be a pink apron... A little too small for how tall he is. His face pull of concentration as Horikawa cheers him on and tries to help him.

♡  He almost doesn't notice you until you let out a small snicker at the sight you see. His expression will quickly change from total focus to total surprise. Probably dropping the egg in the process as his face lights up like a Christmas tree.

Izuminokami: H-Hey! You're not suppose to be awake yet!! Horikawa: Well you have messed up quite a bit, Kane-san. I'm not too surprise they are awake by now... Izuminokami: S-Shut it, Kunihiro!

♡  It is very clear that Izuminokami is the one that is mostly helping the cooking progress while Horikawa is the one actually cooking and getting stuff done. They are making (Your favorite breakfast food). From just the look of the kitchen... Izuminokami has messed up. A ton of times.

♡  After the meal is finally done, Izuminokami will bring it out to you and serve it with (your favorite flower) on the side.

♡  The messy apron finally off of him and he sits beside you, giving you a small kiss on the cheek.

♡  "Happy birthday, my beloved."

♡  The rest of the day goes the same as normal (minus the part of everyone wishing you happy birthday and giving you gifts throughout the day when they catch you). The only thing different is that Izuminokami makes sure that today is your special day and you don't have to work. No paperwork for you! It's your day and you deserve to enjoy it!

♡  Izuminokami is around you for most of the day but doesn't want to crowd you because he knows you have a lot of swords lining up to give you gifts.

♡  He doesn't give you a gift. Not until much later.

♡  The sun has already fell and the both of you are getting ready for bed. Once you are climbed into the bed, Izuminokami leaves and comes back with a small box. He sits next to you and tells you to open it.

♡  When you open it up, you will find half a heart. Pulling it out, you will realize that it's a necklace with a blue gem at the top and Kane-san inscribed onto it (because no way is Izuminokami going to fit on there).

♡  As you look over, you will see that Izuminokami pulls out the necklace from under his shirt that has your name and your (favorite color) gem also on it. He had been wearing it the whole day.

♡  "I know it's hard to forget this handsome face but I wanted to give you something where we are always together. No matter how long we are apart. I know I can be dumb and reckless at times, but you keep me grounded and loved. I don't ever want to lose that. I want to spend many more birthdays with you and always keep you close to my heart. Happy birthday, Y/N."

♡  Once Mutsunokami finds out about birthdays and that your birthday was coming up, he starts planning! He wants to make the day super special and gets everyone involved to do that for you.

♡ Mutsunokami has always been the type of person that takes a bunch of photos with the camera you bought for him. He loves it so much. His gun and camera are his babies. So it is no surprise whenever he pulls it out and takes pictures of the two of you. Those are his favorite photos.

♡  Mutsunokami also has a little bit of a loud mouth. He will often let it slip about his plans and isn't good at covering it up. He will let it slip and instantly cover his mouth, letting you know it was something important and you weren't suppose to know yet.

♡  Though most of his plan is secretive! It's just... Not a big surprise that he has something planned for your birthday.

♡  The day starts off normal. You awaken in Mutsunokami's arms as he holds you close to his chest. For once, Mutsunokami isn't still passed out and you have to slither yourself out of his grasp. This morning, he is awake. He is smiling down at you as he whispers a faint "Happy Birthday" and giving your forehead a soft kiss.

♡  Your day starts off normal... Well, until you get to the kitchen and see that the citadel is empty. The both of you don't run into any swords and there is only two plates of hot food that await you both.

♡  Like always, Mutsunokami shovels all the food down in a fast pace like it is nothing big. This time, not waiting for you to finish your meal. Instead he gives you a quick peck on the cheek and tells you that he has to go do something and that he will be back later. Leaving you alone.

♡  The whole citadel is quiet as you finish your meal and take care of the few dishes that accumulated after the two of you ate.

♡  It is only when you leave the kitchen and go to the back do you see it.

♡  In the back are stands everywhere. All the swords that weren't there, now stand before you and in front of the festival they put together for you. All of them popping confetti and Mutsunokami coming out with your favorite type of cake in hand, a few candles on top.

♡  Everyone begins to sing happy birthday and awaits for you to blow out the candles.

♡  The whole citadel came together to make a festival with many games for you and the rest of the swords to enjoy together. Mutsunokami with a camera around his chest, taking pictures of the best moments he can capture.

♡  You spend your birthday playing all the games they put together; Goldfish scooping, Yo-yo fishing, Gun-shooting, Super ball scooping, and many more!

♡  Some stands have masks and others are food that swords made that they remember their master(s) loving.

♡  There is even a big performance at the end with all the Awataguchi swords (minus Onimaru. No way you are getting Onimaru to sing and dance)! The show ends with fireworks and Mutsunokami by your side.

♡  It is when the day calms down and everyone is cleaning up, that Mutsunokami takes you to the side. He helps you up onto the roof where you two can relax and look at the stars. He gently holds your hand as he hands over a decent size box with wrapping.

♡  Inside is a photo album of pictures of all the swords in the citadel when they first arrived, as well as moments of them hanging out with you. There is many pictures of the two of you together.

♡  The very last picture is the two of you kissing with the small caption; "The only person I want to seize the world with."

♡  Under the writing is a necklace with a locket. In the locket is the same picture so you can keep it with you at all times.

♡  "You brought me to life, aruji (master). For that, I will forever be grateful. You have taught me so much about the world and let me see so much. The thing I am most grateful for is being taught how to love. Everyday I learn something new about you and everyday I smile. I want to keep learning about the world and you. So this is my gift to you. A happy birthday now and many more happy birthdays in the future."

♡  Honebami asks many questions when he first learns of birthdays. This boy is very confused by the whole concept. He is willing the learn everything about it, though!

♡  Unlike Mutsunokami and Izuminokami, Honebami is very good at keeping secrets. So It will feel like he has forgotten about your birthday for a while. But he would never. He even wrote it down in his special journal to make sure he always remembers it.

♡  Honebami is actually quite good at planning without you knowing. He will still be around you the normal amount but will somehow be getting stuff done in preparation for your day.

♡  The day of your birthday, you wake up to the smell of fresh food. As you open your eyes, you see none other than Honebami. Normally he is already out of bed and doing the things he need to for the day. Very rarely waiting until you wake up. However, this time is different. Instead he is standing there with a tray in hand and some hot food on top.

♡  "Happy Birthday.."

♡  The second half more quiet as his cheeks start to burn and he looks down so his bangs hides his face from you.

♡  You enjoy your meal in bed with Honebami by your side, making sure he is taking care of you so you don't have to lift a finger.

♡  After you finish your meal, he takes the tray away to go clean. It is then when his brothers come in, wishing you a happy birthday. The little ones jumping on you and giving you hugs. They all give you cards and one big gift.

♡  In the big gift is a (favorite color) saddle!

♡  Once Honebami returns, you all go out into the barn to see an Anglo-Arabian horse. They all chipped in money to get you your very own horse to name. It is yours so they will never take it out to battle and you can spend time with them whenever you want. The little swords are all hopping around in excitement when they show you their big present to you.

♡  The rest of the day is pretty quiet. Some happy birthdays here and there, some cards and presents. Honebami steals you away around midday from everyone and offers to teach you horseback riding. If you already know, he offers for the both of you to go riding together.

♡  Honebami isn't the best at horseback riding. He is pretty fast on his own but he does know how to ride!

♡  If you are too scared to ride by yourself, he will ride on your horse with you. The stroll in the forest is just filled with you and him. It is mostly silent besides the birds chirping and the horse's soft sounds.

♡  He will ride out to an opening, where the pond is crystal blue, to rest. As the two sit by the shore, he will pull out a journal just for you. It will be a brown journal.

♡  Inside will be a letter to you every day he has known you. In it will be him describing everything he loves about you. Your eyes, your hair, the way you smile, the way you look when you first awake, the soft hugs you give that make him feel so secure, your voice, your kindness, the moment he realized he fell in love with you and knew you'd be the only one for him.

♡  It's everything he could never say in words.

♡  The very last page was written just the night before. His hand now entwined with yours as you read.

♡  "You are probably very well aware of how it's hard for me to expression feelings and emotions to you verbally. Yet you still love me even though I struggle in showing you in return how much I love you. I cherish that so much about you. This journal is something I have been working on for a long while. Anytime you went to sleep, I would say up and write. This is everything I have trouble saying to you. These are my feelings written down for you to read anytime you may doubt my devotion to you. You mean the world to me so... All I ask of you is to look at me one more time in this moment."

♡  As your head turns to him, you will be greeted with a soft smile on his lips and love in his eyes. "I love you, Y/N."

[qtheronie]

Kasen Kanesada ✰ 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫

Smut this contains: handjobs, blowjobs, masterbaiting, pegging, sub Kasen, and over simulation

The sound of thunder rippled through the sky as rain started to pour, making the man under the roof outside look down at the sleeping lady in his lap. He softly smiled at her as he tucked a strand of hair behind her red ears.

The man looked back up and at the already darken sky and watched the rain platter down. A gush of cold wind bit at them, sending bumps down their arms. He feels the lady stir in his arms, and his face forms a small smile. This woman was everything he had ever wanted and more; he desired for this moment to last forever, but alas, dreams like that do not come true.

More thunder rumbled, making him snap out of thoughts. He shivered as another gust of wind blew by and (Name) shake beneath him. Kasen sighed and wrapped his arm beneath her legs, doing the same with her shoulder. He carefully stood up and kept an eye on her sleeping figure as he carried her back to her room.

The halls were empty and silent as he walked. Part of him wished that her room was a longer walk so that he’d get more time with the woman, but he was also glad it was a shorter walk so she could be warm and comfortable.

A familiar door soon showed up, making Kasen frown. He pushed the door open with his foot and walked over to her bed. Managing to push off the covers, he set her onto gently before pulling them back up onto her.

His eyes fall onto her soft pink lips as he leaned in to press his lips against her cheeks but instead kissing those soft pink lips as she turned her head. Kasen's eyes widen as he pulled back with a blush.

“Well, that’s a peaceful way to wake up sleeping beauty” (name) said while fluttering her eyes open, then covering her mouth with a hand as she yawned.

“(Name). I...I tried kissing your cheek. But you moved your head..so I accidentally kissed your lips instead of your..your cheek.” He stuttered out, still stunned at what previously just happened.

“Kasen-“

“I’m sorry!” He yipped out, cutting her off.

The woman rolled her eyes and sat up, reaching over to Kasen's wrist and yanked him over to her. She leaned into his ear and whispered, “Did you enjoy it?”

If the blush on Kasen's face couldn’t get any redder, it just did. The boy stayed quiet and had his eyes locked onto the floor. His silence made wonder if he didn’t, so she faced him and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Can we do it again?”

This time Kasen nodded, making (name) immediately lock her lips onto his. She fell back onto the bed, her hands in his hair while his hands were on her hips. She tilted her chin up, deepening the kiss, and immediately opening her mouth as she felt Kasen's tongue swipe against her lips. They both had fought for dominance, but she had let him won. (Name) felt Kasen's tongue tangle across hers as she pulled off the ribbon keeping his bangs up.

They both pulled back, string saliva connecting to them. The man's eyes focused on the women beneath him, watching her catch her breath. He placed his hand on her cheek, gently stroking it. As he was going to lean down again, the loud sound of thunder made him jump and lose what he was doing.

“Who knew that an all mighty sword hero could be frightened by some thunder” she teased lightly, giggling.

“I’m not scared,” Kasen huffed, “it just caught me off guard!”

“Right,” she teased again, “do I need to comfort you and make sure you’re okay?” (Name) snickered as she bopped his nose.

Kasen was quick to grab onto her thighs and push her further onto the bed. He crawled in between her legs and held her wrist above her head. “I’ll show you who’s scared of thunder.”

“Wait, Kasen-“ but she was cut off as Kasen kissed her neck. He was quick to find the one spot on her neck and made her squirm.

Kasen dragged his hands down from her arms to the curves of her body, feeling every inch of her. The man groaned as he felt his cock twitch. He pulled off her Kimmo, watching the newly fresh skin become exposed. He bit his lip as he stared at her almost nude body. It was everything he had imagined. Her bosom had an excellent round shape, and her stomach, her curves, her thighs, even her hips were beautiful.

“You’re beautiful,” he whispered as he brought his hands up to her breast and let his thumb run over the perky buds.

“*ngh* it’s not fair.” She tugged at his dress shirt, “I want to see you too!”

Kasen nodded and slowly untied the ribbon keeping up his skirt and let it fall. “Why won’t you help me with my shirt?” He coos, but he didn’t need to tell the girl twice as she reached for the bottom of his shirt and yanked it off of him.

Her eyes fall to his bulge, biting her lip, she reached for his cock. (Name) pressed two fingers against his and blushed as she felt the warm breath of Kasen by her neck. He let out a small whimper as (name) pressed her thumb into the tip if his clothed cock.

“(Name)..please touch me more.” He begged

The girl smirked and slipped her hands inside of trousers, “I thought someone was supposed to show me who was scared of thunder.”

“I am.”

“Really?” (Name) cooed

“Y- Yes!” Kasen's voiced hitched as he felt the girl wrap her hand around his stiff cock. She swiped her thumb over his tip, collecting his pre-cum while keeping her eyes set onto Kasen's face.

She pulled her hand out of his trousers and brought her thumb up to her lips. Licking away his semen. Kasens face lit up as he buried his face in her neck. “Doesn’t that taste bad?” He mumbled

“Well, if it comes from you, it’s bound to taste good. But I think I want more.”

Before Kasen could protest, (name) flipped him over and yanked off his trousers, “in fact, I want all of it.”

She brought her hand back down to his cock and wrapped her slender fingers along his warm form. The man lifted his hips, trying to get her to go lower, but her hand stayed where it was. “Please go lower!” The man begged, so she did. Her hand pumped his entire shaft as she listens to his moans.

“I-I'm going to c-come!” So (name) picked up her pace, making Kasen throw his head back as he spilled in her hands. The girl swiped her finger in his release and brought it to her mouth.

Kasen stared at her with flustered eyes and brightened cheeks. His cock still hard and leaking with pre-come. (Name) looked at his standing cock and furrow her brows, “why are you still hard?”

The man looked away with a flustered face, “you don’t have to say it that way..” he mumbled.

(Name) giggled and placed her hand on his cheek, pushing his head towards hers. “There’s no need to be embarrassed. I’ll just give you something better” So she crawled down to his hip, her head facing his aching cock.

“(N-name) you don’t have to, it’ll taste bad.”

“As I said, if it’s from you, then it’s bound to taste good.” The girl grabbed his cock roughly and put it in her mouth. Kasen moaned a bit, but he kept still. (Name) made circular motions with her tongue on the tip. Kasen’s back began to arch, which only ended up getting the cock deeper in the girl’s mouth. The purple-haired male felt a similar feeling tighten in his gut. He released another breathy moan and thrust his hips up, small beads of sweat formed on his body as he closed his eyes and tried to catch his breath.

“I’m co-coming!” He mewled, he grabbed onto the bedsheets and closed his eyes as he felt himself release into her mouth.

She pulled away and swallowed the best that she could, as a result having some semen dribble down her chin. Kasen could care less, sat up, and pulled the girl into his lap, kissing her salty lips.

(Name) pulled away and moved off the bed. Kasen furrowed his brows as he watched her walk to her drawer and pull something out before he widens his eyes recognized the thing she is holding.

“W-where did you get that?” He whispered, face flushed red as eyes widened.

“Doesn’t matter, tell me how to use it and what it is.”

Kasen bit his lip and clenched his fists, “It’s..it’s a dildo, and it’s used to..put it in my ass..” he mumbled ours softly.

“What was that? I couldn’t quite hear you,” she teased.

“I said it’s to shove in my ass!”

(Name) smirked and tossed it to him, “show me.”

Kasen blinked slowly as a blush formed onto his face, “W-what?”

“Show me.”

Kasen coughed and picked up the rubber cock, “I need oil to help put it in.”

“I didn’t grab that. You’ll just need your use your mouth and get it wet.”

Kasen's eyes looked at her. He was going to open his mouth to protest but immediately shut it. He sighed and stuck two fingers in his mouth, coating them in a layer of salvia before spreading his legs open it insert two fingers in himself.

He softly moaned as he started to pump in and out of himself. A few seconds later, he pulled out and grabbed onto the fake cock and looked at (name) with lust. He bit his lip and slowly put the cock in inch by inch. He closed his eyes due to the burning pain of getting stretch out. Kasen let out a satisfied moan once the fake cock was entirely in.

“Ah~ (N-name),” he moaned out as he started to move the cock back and forth. He picked up the paste of his thrusting, already feeling his release form. His cock twitched as he began to whimper. Kasen threw his head back and moaned. “(N-name). I’m coming!” After a few more thrusts, he spilled out. He took his hand off the dildo to wiped the semen off of his chest.

Kasen shivered when he felt (name) pull the dildo out. She placed it on the bed before pulling out a harness. “You have such dirty things in your room, Kasen.” He widened his eyes and lifted his head to look at her.

“W-what are you going to do with that?” He stuttered

“Well, I figured that this would’ve gone with your fake cock well” She picks up the dildo and put it through the hole in the harness. “And it does!”

(Name) placed her hands on the back of his knees and pushed his legs up, making his knees have close contact with his chest. “Are you stretched out enough?” She asked.

“I should be..”

The girl lined up the dildo to Kasen's hole, pressing the tip ever so slightly in it. “Tell me if it hurts, okay?” the man nodded and closed his eyes as he felt her push the cock further in. He placed his hand onto her thigh and squeezed it before wincing slightly, causing (name) to stop moving. “Kasen-“

“No!” He cut her off, “keep going!”

“Are you sure?”

Kasen groaned and grabbed onto her hips, pulling her to him, making the cock enter him all the way. He threw his head back and cried out. “M-move already!” (Name) sighed and thrust into him. She enjoyed the noises he was making for her for every time she moved into him. She pressed his knees deeper onto his chest and kissed his thigh as she started thrusting into him faster. Kasen whipped his head to the side and dug his nails into her hips.

“Mmm, you’re so lucky that it’s still raining heavily. Otherwise, people would know what that noises that pretty little mouth can make.” She growled, “Do you think you can still scare me?”

Kasen clenched his eyes shut as he started to breathe heavily, “n-no,” he murmured out.

“What was that? I couldn’t quite hear you.”

“I said, no!”

“There we go,” she teased. She watched as Kasen threw his hands up to his face murmuring that that was coming. So she drifted her eyes down to his redden cock and wrapped her hand around it, jerking him off. He threw his head back and cried out as he came over his chest and her hand.

Oh, but she wasn’t quite done with him yet.

She pulled out of him and flipped him onto his stomach then pulled up his hips so that he was in the air. “(Name) what are you do-ING?” He moaned out as she slammed back into him.

She smirked and gripped onto his hips, bringing his ass back on her. “Doing you as you did to me.”

Kasen gripped onto the bedsheets and moaned, “Y-your still stuck up on that? *sigh* and I didn’t do it in your ass!”

“I’m sorry, I don’t see your vagina anywhere, I just see a cock and asshole.”

Kasen groaned and felt his release form again, “I-It hurts, I can’t do it anymore.”

The girl continued ramming him as she reached down to grab onto his cock again, “it’s okay, baby, just one more time, okay.”

Kasen nodded and cried out again “(name)!”

She started thrusting into him with as much force as she could and jacked him off as fast as she could. (Name) could feel his thighs trembling as she continued to abuse him. She slightly laughed at how weak she could make him. “Your thighs are trembling, dear.”

“S-shut up!”

(Name) laughed before pulling out, then slamming back in, making Kasen scream out of pleasure.

“I’m coming. I’m coming (name)”

Her paste never slowed down as she leaned in, whispering into his ear to come. And he did. He spilled all over her bedsheets as she slowed down her paste, soon pulling out of him. Kasen flipped over panting, making (name) to gaze at his naked, sweaty body.

“You look hot. You should let me do this often,” she snickered while taking off the harness and throwing it somewhere in the room.

Kasen shook his head, “No,” he panted, “every time you take the lead, you always drain me out.”

The girl shrugged her shoulders. She walked over to her drawer and slipped on a nightgown. “Those stains won’t come out easily.” She said

“What stain..oh. I’ll clean your bedsheets tomorrow,” he mumbled, a blush beamed on his face, “sorry.”

“It’s whatever. You’re probably tired, aren’t you? I’ll clean you up.”

“No!” He shouted, “I mean no, come lay down with me. You already did enough.”

(Name) covered her mouth and giggled, “thanks for the offer. I’ll go to grab some water.”

Kasen sighed and nodded in agreement. The girl smiled and left the room to find the kitchen. Once she entered the kitchen, she spotted Nikkari sitting in a chair, drinking some tea.

“Lovely night, Kasen must’ve had.” He spoke

“Huh?” She responded as she walked past him to grab two glasses then filling them up with water.

“Whatever you did to him, he sure was loud.”

(Name) choked on her spit as she stood still before turning to him and smirking, “You think so, Nikkari? I thought he could’ve been a little louder.”

The man with green hair chuckled and stood up, “anymore louder, who knows who could’ve heard him.”

“That will be my goal for next time,” She winked before walking past him and exit off to her room. Once she opened the door to her room, she spotted Kasen under her covers, eyes beginning to shut. (Name) softly smiled before walking over to him and setting both of their drinks on the nightstand. She pulled back the blanket and crawled in, lying next to him.

“Kasen.” She whispered, which in response, she got a light hmm. As she was about to open her mouth and tell him that he was louder than the thunder, she immediately closed it.

“Is something wrong, (name?)”

She looked at him and smiled, “oh nothing, I just wanted to let you know that I loved you.”

This time he smiled too and placed a hand on her cheek before locking his lips into hers. “I love you too,” he said as he pulled back, resting his forehead on hers.

The girl giggled and kissed him again before another roar of thunder rolled in, causing Kasen to jump slightly. “Are you scared of thunder?” (Name) giggled.

He huffed and rolled his eyes, “no, it keeps on catching me off guard!”

“Okay, sure; whatever you say, dear.”

Kasen groaned and flicked her forehead, “whatever you say. Though we should go to bed, it is getting late out, and I don’t want you to be tired for tomorrow!”

The girl scoffed, “you’re the one who makes me tired! Always giving me extra things to do!”

“Well, I do it so you can start getting more sun!”

“Yeah, I’ve gotten enough sun, alright!” She mumbled

Kasen chuckles before kissing her nose, “bedtime, let’s go!”

“Yes, yes. Okay. Good night Kasen.” She said as she pressed her lips to his forehead.

“Good night to you, too, my flower.”

The girl flipped flipped over and felt Kasen drape his arm over her hips then pull her back into his chest. “I hope you have fun tomorrow.”

“What do you mean?” He asked

“You’ll see” (Name) said and snickered.

[fleetofshippyships-archive]

WIP Meme

Tagged by @belleslettres-love, thanks hun =D

Rules: post the first line of your wip and tag as many people as words.

And since they did a paragraph instead of a sentence...👀 y’all know how I love to overshare while working on stuff, and I’m working on multiple things at once, most of which are different parts of my mdzs mer!au series...

1. 

This is kind of...my current main wip is actually combining 4 finished oneshots/drabbles into one piece and adding transitions and filler scenes to make it flow as best I can and make it a more coherent multi-chapter piece (who am I kidding though, I’ll end up probably doubling the overall word count in new added scenes), here’s the first paragraph of that:

The sound of cricket song fills Wei Wuxian’s ears, the clear, starry sky is filling his vision, and Lan Zhan’s hair is like silk against his fingers. It’s probably the most peaceful and content he’s ever felt. A moment he wishes could go on and on, endlessly.

But, since that was already technically finished as a standalone piece before I started combining these pieces, then the more correct ‘first line/s’ of this wip would be the new scene (which I’m still working on) I wrote to connect that first piece to the second one.

In which case:

Wei Wuxian stared at the ceiling for some time, his reaching hand long fallen back onto the bed. Another dream of seeing Lan Zhan again. Like all the others, it had felt so real. He had stopped visiting that pier in the hopes of seeing Lan Zhan again, but his mind kept sending him back there, night after night.

Still driving myself nuts over the tense change and transitioning it, but...present works really well for that initial dream sequence and I don’t want to re-write it XD wouldn’t be an issue if the first moments of waking weren’t also in present tense, making the transition super awkward, but I refuse to change them because it’s so beautiful and sad, I can’t mess with that 🤷‍♂️ I’ll just probably smack a chapter break between the two and torment my poor readers by leaving it on those sad lines for a few days before uploading the next chapter 😅

Oh man, though, if this was a ‘last line’ of your wip meme, y’all readers of my mer!au would lose your shit, I still squeal and flail whenever I look at the last lines of the last part that’s going into this multi-chapter set XD 

2.

Lan Xichen turned his face into the breeze. It ruffled his hair a little, what few strands weren’t smoothly pressed back, at least. It was still an almost uncomfortable sight, how similar their features were.

👀👀

3.

Wei Wuxian waited until Jiang Cheng was out of sight, and then his shoulders slumped. He lifted his hands to cover his face and inhaled slowly. He could barely contain himself, remembering Jiang Cheng caring for him like a younger brother, or maybe even a son. After the suspicion had passed, at least, but even then, he had been kinder to Wei Wuxian than he would have expected.

I went and started a mini-follow up to my 27k de-aged wwx fic that I may or may not have finished and may or may not still end up deleting, which was itself an alternate of an unposted oneshot focusing on lwj and lxc’s part of this same story and which I may or may not end up deleteting since I didn’t like it and that’s why I went and wrote jc and wwx’s side...sometimes it just be like that 🤷‍♀️ and god i want to write jin ling’s pov of the whole fucking thing too but yikes NO i need to stop

4.

Kasen turned from the sheets he had just hung to dry, just for a moment, to see if Ookurikara’s distasteful state continued. He was resolved to say something if it did. There was only so much he could stand, and there was established etiquette for such things.

Whoops, also started a Kurikasen soulmate au cos I was throwing soulmate headcanons around with someone at like 2 in the morning and that’s a surefire recipe to get me writing (and in fact that’s how I started writing kurikasen in the first place, we were talking about them and I went onto ao3 and saw there 3 fics about them, went and was like OMG WHY to them, starting headcanoning with them and then hey next thing I knew I’d written 2 drabbles and it was 3am). But then while I started writing it we kept talking about it...so I sort of plotted the whole thing out and now my interest in writing it has plummeted so I’ll probably never finish it...but I’ve still been tinkering with it anyway...

5.

“Pick herbs?”

“Yes. Herbs, mushrooms, anything. Just send him out of the castle for a day or two. If he stays a moment longer he’s going to cause an incident and—” Arthur stopped speaking abruptly.

Gaius raised both his eyebrows. “You are the prince, your highness. If you wish him to be gone for a time, why not order him yourself?”

“Oh, if there’s one thing I’ve learned about my useless servant, it’s that the only person he will actually listen to is you, Gaius,” Arthur said, sounding uncharacteristically bitter.

Sooo, @april-thelightfury115 I haven’t forgotten I owe you a merthur fic, and this isn’t technically the start of it, but it’s the start of the doc it’s in, I’m sort of writing bits of it out of order as they come to me. I haven’t written Merthur for so long and I don’t usually write with such a clear idea outline in my head so...we’ll see XD but I’m trying =)

ANYWAY

There’s a couple more small things here and there, I’ve been having such a hard time maintaining focus so I’ve just been hopping around my wips doing a little here and there, but let’s leave it with those 5 main things =)

And, I dunno who to tag @rockmarina and @sarah-yyy come to mind...anyone who wants to be tagged in things like this leave a reply and I’ll note it down somewhere for future reference, I really can’t rely on my memory to recall who I know that writes, and the writers I’ve been talking to lately are all on discord or twitter...and I’m never sure if I should tag all the HP writers I know when I do these and they’re not about HP anymore 😅

[dcmeterwrites]

oh boy, did you get inbar lavi for an eight a.m.? wait no, that’s ZAIRA KASEN. i heard the thirty three year old is a professor who gives a pretty tough lecture in political science. she tries to be inquisitive and self-sufficient but on the stressful days, she’s scornful and hubristic. when she gets a chance to relax, catch her at the local bar listening to o.d.d. by hey violet.

— RUNDOWN.

full name: zaira kasen

name meaning: dawn


date of birth: april 22nd

place of birth: new york city, u.s.a.


age: 33


star sign:
 taurus


department: political science

specialisation: international relations and diplomacy, conflict resolution

alma mater: columbia university

alignment: true neutral

mbti: intj

spoken languages: english ( native speaker ), hebrew ( fluent ), french ( fluent ), spanish ( proficient ), mandarin ( intermediate )

mother’s name: tamara kasen

father’s name: isaac giroux

siblings, if any: samuel giroux

birth order: older twin

height: 5′3″

hair colour: dark brown

eye colour: hazel

— BACKSTORY. 

zaira was born into a family that was always on the brink of comfort. her mother worked for an insurance firm, and her father worked as a freelance writer. the couple earned just enough to not be classified as struggling, but not enough to feel comfortable. they had planned for just one kid, but two were born. zaira holds that her brother was the accident, because she’s the elder twin.  

but two kids instead of one put pressure on the family. small disturbances would rock them. medical bills, a tyre puncture. just when things seemed like they were looking up, like they could get something special for rosh hashanah, but something would always interrupt. 

so growing up, zaira was constantly feeling the air prickle with unease. they could never be too indulgent, never get what they wanted, because it was quite possible that tragedy would strike any time. the household being stressful meant that fights were common, sometimes with breaking plates or slammed doors. 

she was always the quiet one compared to her brother, and therefore, she had to be the one that silently bore all the abuse while he acted out, and she was the only one that stayed at home to wipe her mother’s tears. that was her from the start, always doing everything that she had to, and then some.

in school, she may as well have not existed. always at the back of every class, catching up on studying she couldn’t do because she was washing dishes and putting out the clothes. but her grades weren’t just alright — they were good. unusually good, especially given how little time she had to study.

socially, though, she was very anxious. flinched at physical touch, hated confrontation, and could barely get out a sentence longer than ten words without tripping up and apologising. she had few friends, rarely participated in class, never went to parties.

her brother moved out of her life around the age of seventeen, and decided that he was going to start some kind of business with his computer geek friends. good riddance, zaira said. the same year, her parents divorced, after all those years of heaving and huffing. from zaira giroux, she became zaira kasen. 

her last year of high school was going to be the end of her. she had to work harder at school to get to her dream university, the city university of new york, and she had to help her mum, get her sats prepped, work a delivery job on the weekends, and so on and so forth. she began to smoke, during this time, just to get a release. 

one day in october, during her senior year, changed her life. as was occasionally custom in high schools in her area, the government loved conducting a good old talent search to look for bright young minds to sponsor and feel better about themselves for. the first and only qualification was an iq test administered to all the students of her high school.

she took it. big deal. 

a week later, she received a long letter in the mail from the mayor of new york’s office. she’d scored 142 on the iq test, indicative of an abnormally high capacity for logical reasoning. she was given a felicitation by the city of new york — and more importantly than that, she was given the option to attend a far better school with fifty percent of the tuition fees slashed — if only she got the sat score and the gpa for it. 

and she did. it was goodbye cuny — and hello, columbia university. to her at the time, it seemed like things, in general, were settled forever. 

wrong. pretty wrong. the circles at columbia were completely different from what she’d ever had to know. rich, white, male, powerful. it was the clearest signal in the world — the demure, passive zaira wasn’t going to cut it. she would never be given any shred of respect if she didn’t earn it. 

and so she changed. it wasn’t even very gradual. she forced herself to speak louder, to be aggressive, to make sure everyone knew that she was present and a force to reckon with. it was difficult, but by the time she graduated, she was a different woman, much more hardened. 

but she wasn’t yet where she is today. that only happened when she joined work with the united states foreign service, another arena full of old men that thought they knew best. not to mention that if work was hard, navigating the political drama was even harder. 

here, she bloomed. zaira kasen proved herself to be the perfect diplomat. ever charming, ever tactful, and most importantly, unwilling to take no for an answer. over the span of ten years, she rose through the ranks to become a delegate of the united states to the united nations. 

because she attended most of the parties intended for the political hotshots of new york, she came across several acquaintances, men and women that she would meet, look pretty around, and then never think about again. one of these was amelia temperley, famed actress, wife of the attorney general of new york at the time.

another name among the people she met was robert gaskarth, personal aide to the undersecretary-general. he was older, he was likely not wiser, but at the time, he looked like a shiny new car. handsome, very well-read and travelled, loaded with a dynasty to boot. it was clear that he thought zaira was beautiful — and what else he thought of her was never really relevant. 

they married when she was 26, because it was easy, because he laughed at her jokes and he said that her observations were insightful and that she was likely to become ambassador someday — and it was convenient, they both were in new york, working in the same place, and already known to the public.

married life was a dream. 

that was the exact opposite of the thought zaira had while laying in bed with another man — not that she was to blame, you didn’t need a private investigator to know that robert wasn’t being faithful either. but neither of them spoke to the other about it. their stares over dinner, across a ballroom, in the cab rides home, were a peace treaty: you do what you want, i’ll do what i want, and we both keep up the show for the cameras. 

again, this system worked. worked really well for nearly a year, until she was thirty. then she was passed up for a promotion and it struck her like lightning — she was settling. she was making do. she was compromising. 

and for a diplomat — zaira really hates compromises. 

it was like ripping off a bandaid. once upon a time, a divorce after just three years may have looked messy on a public official’s track record, but this was 2016. there was a whole lot worse going on in the world. it was done and dusted in two months. 

and zaira threw herself into doing the absolute most at work. taking on all the new missions, overloading herself with coffee and paperwork, in the hope that a mission reassignment or promotion would be exactly what she needed to convince herself that the marriage thing was a horrible idea. 

be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it. just about eight months prior to the present, zaira was invited to head an observer mission to crimea, a very significant opportunity. with no husband to hold her back, she was off. 

two weeks went by, and they were difficult, but fine. food was awful, stay kept shifting, it was impossible to go anywhere without getting your bags checked. but y’know, this was the job description, and it was all good. 

what wasn’t in the job description was being held hostage by armed vigilantes for 72 hours. what wasn’t in the job description was having a gun pointed to her head. what definitely wasn’t in the job description was having to see and hear a close-range shootout. 

she couldn’t do it. she simply could not do it anymore. it took one letter to her boss and a permanent sabbatical to help her get her shit together. a month off with some therapy was enough to get her back on — some track, even if it wasn’t the one she was on earlier. in the meantime, bills had to be paid. 

an offer had come, buried in her inbox under a list of work e-mails — an invite to give a guest lecture on international relations at riverbank university. zaira’d never travelled further south of washington d.c., so she figured it would be a change of scene. 

and it was. the university campus was so different from her sterile, sly workplace with its mundane reports and routines and its utter disregard for the world outside the glass walls. here, people cared, people shouted and cheered, students banded together to discuss ideas that hadn’t yet been stamped out by cynicism.

perhaps it was an impulse decision. she’s lived to think of it as somewhat of a necessary evil. but she asked if she could stay. 

and here she is, one of the newest additions to the riverbank faculty, in her impeccable blouse and skirt, with an hot coffee in hand, ready to change the world — or at least, engage with minds that might save the world, if they survive the keg stand they’re going to attempt at the next kappa rager. 

zaira knows this is beneath her, something many colleagues have pointed out over the course of falsely concerned emails. and it’s eating away at her too, knowing that there’s probably something more meaningful out there. she’s not going to stop looking for something better — because that’s all she does. 

that being said, she doesn’t really find the time these days, in between woodrow wilson and hans morgenthau, who so many people grossly misunderstand—

[jardimdeglicinias]

“Favorite? Why would I have a favorite? All of them are equally important for the history, with this in mind, of course they are equally important for me.”

Sayuri doesn’t like to admit, but she in fact have favorites. Long post!

Remember that as a child she liked the concept of wielding naginata? This is now a special matter. I dare to say that her favorite is Tomoegata Naginata due to his calm nature and disposition to be by the saniwa’s side. She kinda pities him to the fact that he has no memories at all, so she tires her best to be a good master for him. But that isn’t so obvious, since she tries to maintain the figure of a general.

Sayuri has a tendency to be more drawn to quiet swords and the ones who she can count on when it comes to administration, however there are some notable exceptions. So, I’ll be listing her favorites and the reasons behind for each type:

Tantou: Atsushi Toushirou, Hakata Toushirou and Yagen Toushirou. Sayuri is in a constant state of grief and also trying to maintain the figure of someone strong, so I can say that she spends more time with him in comparison to the other two, since Atsushi shows to be very encouraging towards to the saniwa. Yagen would be the one who Sayuri relies when facing difficult decisions, she is also guilty of encouraging Yagen in his interests too much as a rewards for aiding her. Hakata is the one she seeks when she needs help administrating the resources, because she has no self control: she will either pile the resources to the point they will be on the maximum limit or she will dry the citadel. Things were more unstable before Hakata was summoned, indeed.

Wakizashi: She tried to get along to Honebami, however she is a bit afraid of being too pushy (who wants to be pushy to someone called Bone Feaster?!) and backed away. Horikawa Kunihiro is the one who Sayuri relies the most when it comes to her notes and also is the one who she is not afraid to ask important questions, even knowing that he may not have an answer. Horikawa’s gentle disposal easily made her see him as an older brother figure.

Uchiganata: Hachisuka Kotetsu was a acquired taste, since he was her grandfather’s starter. Hachisuka, besides being a bit of too much self-centered for Sayuri’s taste, seems to be more caring to the saniwa (except during internal affairs) than the other starters. And let’s be honest: Sayuri is in a constant state of needing a bit of care, she just doesn’t tell or show. Nankaitarou Chouson is a scholar, so Sayuri had an almost instant-favoritism towards him, so it’s no surprise to see her looking after him, specially after his knowledge. The only factor that doesn’t make Nankaitarou Sayuri’s favorite is that Tomoegata seems to be a bit more reliable. Izuminokami Kanesada was also a acquired taste, his sensible side, competence, self-confidence are the two factors that made Sayuri comfortable around him, however his self-confidence also makes Sayuri a bit uncomfortable. Sayuri doesn’t like to admit, but she thinks that if she had at least a half of his self-confidence, she would be able to overcome her fear of failure. Kashuu Kiyomitsu won his place by giving the attention that Sayuri needs, in return she makes sure that he isn’t feeling left aside, however she doesn’t actively seeks him out mostly because of his lovely nature, and, trust me, she has no intention in getting attached to a tsukumogami. Nagasone Kotetsu gradually grew on her due to his competence, nowadays she tries to mirror his actions on the rare occasions she needs to show authority, yet keeping a welcoming nature. Ookurikara and Kasen Kanesada were also acquired tastes. Ookurikara’s unwillingness to be cooperative worries Sayuri to the point it can cause a critical failure, so her worries slowly died down and she eventually started to accept his choices, his independence being the thing she likes the most about him. Kasen, on the other hand, had a calmer path to Sayuri’s liking: as I mentioned in her liking for Nankaitarou’s knowledge on swords, she also has a liking for Kasen’s knowledge in poetry. However it took time, since some poetry pieces are hard to read and have multiple interpretations, and abstract concepts aren’t Sayuri’s forte.

Tachi: Kousetsu Samonji ranks the third place in the podium of Sayuri’s favorites. Kousetsu was the first one who made her question herself if she was doing the right thing all along, if the war was really necessary. Let’s say he gave Sayuri a hard time in their first moments, however his almost unnoticeable enjoyment in doing pacific chores always makes her happy. The world sure is full of suffering, but being able to appreciate it’s beauty is a true grace, by trying to learn his way of thinking, the weight of the grief for losing her grandfather seemed to be lighter. Kogarasumaru is... Complicated. It started as the complete opposite due to him being quite strict, even for Sayuri’s standards, but Kogarasumaru has a kind of wisdom that Sayuri knew that she could only learn by not having this disliking for him. Trust me, it took years for her to slowly adapt her lifestyle and eventually see Kogarasumaru as a confident. It’s rare to her seek for him, however if it needs the voice of experience, he is the one she will go after.

Oodachi: And the exception! Jiroutachi besides being the extreme opposite of the swords that Sayuri tends to be drawn to and the strong smell of sake, his merry behavior is something that she wasn’t expecting, he also seems to be very honest about what he wants and oh boy, she kinda envies him for this capacity. Also, I’m sure that he was the first one to offer sake to her and... We know, Sayuri is a violent drunk who simply wants to pick fights to let her stress out, that’s one of the reasons she doesn’t even think about drinking. Yet, if it’s with Jiroutachi, she doesn’t mind in getting drunk, because for some reason she can’t become upset when he is around. Maybe it’s contagious, his merriness. Her liking for Taroutachi mainly comes from Jiroutachi, however Taroutachi isn’t one of her favorites.

Yari: Otegine in Sayuri’s point of view is like a bud that hasn’t blossomed yet, his hesitation and comparison to the other two great spears always gets her straight into the heart because of a small resemblance to her own situation: comparing herself to her grandfather as a saniwa. You can imagine how many times she said “you can only say that you are only good at stabbing after you get used to do other things” and it’s variations internally: way too many. She hopes that one day he will bloom, the same she hopes for herself. She is quite impressed by his Kiwame and, for sure, she is going to attend his wish to be the best spear!

As for my OCs:

Ebina is a nuisance when he tries to challenge her mentally, however she doesn’t mind when he just asks her to play games. Not exactly a favorite, but the one who spends more time with her out of the tantous.

Raikirimaru and Hoshizukiyo Masamune ties as her favorites wakizashis: Raikirimaru was supportive towards her during her childhood, so she really sees him as a fatherly figure. Hoshizukiyo actively tries to make a bond of trust with the saniwa, so Sayuri seeing this disposition coming from him was enough to see him as a possible favorite.

Hosokawa Tadamasa is another exception, however this uchigatana is easily excited about new things and this excitement is something that never fails to amuse Sayuri.

Among the tachi, she tried to get on the good side of Yamatorige and failed miserably, but she got the attention of Kiku Ichimonji Norimune, who can be balanced about hard decisions and even to do on the daily routine. Kiku also has a soft spot for animals, specially dogs, Sayuri nowadays knows way too much dog facts thanks to him.

For the blunt weapons: she relies on Sensaifumetsu for helping her with the paperwork. She thought at first that Sensaifumetsu was going to be a kind of weapon that only thinks about fighting, fighting, fighting and sleeping, but she was quite surprised that how good Sensaifumetsu is with office job. Since this discovering, Sensaifumetsu became a permanent report-reviewer.

[mayday-phanade]

ARAMAKI YOSHIHIKO 08/08/18 BLOG POST TRANSLATION - Looking Back on Tousute: Hiden Yui no Me no Hototogisu

VERY VERY ROUGH TL ;; MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD!

so many typos (?) and i took liberties with most… anyway we got a very relatable boy right here… the best mknb fic ive ever had the pleasure of reading.. from the man himself. we don’t deserve him.

Read under the cut! 

Tousute Hiden ended 10 days ago.

How is everyone doing?

I am currently doing Sengoku Night Blood’s rehearsals

And in other days I do a lot of other work too.

Two months

No, when you add the practice time

I did Tousute for three months

A few days after the final performance,

Somehow, there’s a suffocating, wrong, and murky feeling

I did the Nico Nico broadcast,

I was able to share even just a little of my own thoughts to everyone

That calmed [the wrong feelings] down.

Because Senbura Live has ended,

I thought I should write a looking-back blog post.

I have so many feelings over Tousute

So this might become a bit incoherent but,

Please pardon me.

And it will probably be long.

When you have the time, I would be happy if you could read it.

Then–

ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー

Stage play Touken Ranbu Hiden Yui no Me no Hototogisu

Tousute Kyouden was two years ago.

From then

Kyouden Saien (replay)

Giden

Gaiden

Jyoden

Hiden

I have performed in them all.

I have always worked in all of the Tousute’s up until now Because I was allowed to appear.

Hiden is my 6th work [in the series].

If you count all of the performances together, a total of 178.

For a really long time, I have been in Tousute

It’s a really great honor.

By the time of Kyouden’s premiere

I have been decided to appear as Yamanbagiri Kunihiro

From there,

Mikazuki and Yamanbagiri’s story begun.

Hiroki-kun and I,

Since the rehearsals for Saien

This Tousute’s story, what kind of concept would it be

From Suemitsu-san I was allowed to hear just a little bit.

Eventually, Mikazuki and Yamanbagiri will fight.

When I heard that

“I want to do that scene already!!

But before I could do that scene, I had to do so much more first

First, I had to look ahead.

But I want to do it already!“

I had those fluttering thoughts.

I didn’t think that the ending

would turn out to be like that.

I was played. (or literally: he got me there.)

I was really surprised.

When I heard that Yamanbagiri would fight Mikazuki,

That Yamanbagiri would surpass Mikazuki,

Maybe it was a story that would show his growth

Is what I thought!

To think that he would lose.

And with a farewell, at that!!

Suemitsu-san really played [me] there.

If this ending has been planned from the very beginning of Tousute’s story,

I would like to take a look in Suemitsu-san’s head.

Just what is going on in there?

I had those thoughts while I was in rehearsals,

The real thing

The first performance in Meijiza Theater

From the stage where we practiced,

It’s a play that really exhausts your energy Is what I thought but

The amount of passion the audience has shown Further exceeded my expectations.

The people who saw it too, In such a fast pace,

Surprised,

then saddened,

I wonder if you were all tired after the performances?

I think that would be a given if you were to see something like Hiden

The citadel was attacked. Mikazuki cut Shokudaikiri down.

Our Master made an appearance.

Hasebe and Fudou came back

Mikazuki left the citadel

And lastly, Mikazuki and Yamanbagiri fought And it ends there.

I’m sure it was a story that no one saw coming.

A painful story.

Every after performance, I felt varying levels of tiredness.

One of the reasons why I felt absolutely knackered

Was because of the scene with Mikazuki.

The story’s ending,

The scene of parting with Mikazuki

I didn’t want to cry but my tears came out anyway.

Before me,

When I see the Mikazuki that is disappearing

A lot of memories will come up to me

No matter what, my tears will come up.

There were performances where I silently cried,

and performances where I was wailing and sobbing

I entrusted all of my emotions to that single moment.

A play.

No,

it was no longer just a play anymore.

I was really mourning.

In the first performance(s),

I was merely sad to be fighting Mikazuki,

But after repeatedly performing,

“I will definitely save you.”

Is what I was thinking,

while fighting and crying with my heart out.

I fought with those feelings,

Losing was saddening,

I was frustrated with my weak self

And after I bid farewell to Mikazuki,

It was also hard to part there*

I always cried in that place.

But I wasn’t allowed to cry,

so I cried backstage**

There,

The Touken Danshi and the staff will greet me,

They will pat my back and say,

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Although there was only Mikazuki, Yamanbagiri, and Kogarasumaru on stage,

We fought together in every performance,

And got better in every performance.

But you know,

I myself was waiting for Yamanbagiri’s awakened form.

Thank god…

When will Manba-chan awaken…

Not yet? Not yet? I was waiting impatiently.

It was in the end of all ends, huh.

And now is different from the past

Awakened in slow motion

I was really happy to be able to awaken in such a strong and impactful highlight

And,

To be honest, I seriously pulled up my muscles

Even in the scenes where I was normally moving,

Slowly, in the slow-motion, I used my muscles in using the sword

But during those times the slow-motion really shines through

That slow motion with awakened form,

I personally loved it.

And to the people who waited for Manba-chan’s awakened form too, I’ll be happy if you are satisfied.

With that Manba-chan who’s awakened, I won against Mikazuki.

A promise with Yamanbagiri,

Mikazuki in another loop of time.

Mikazuki Munechika who is trapped in the loop,

Just how many times have you repeated the same thing?

The same with the number of our performances?

No,

Even more?

This is only my thinking but,

Since the very first time,

Mikazuki himself is trying to change his fate and,

He might have resisted and struggled with different ones.

But

Whatever he does

No matter how much he struggles

It all seems to end the same way.

In the end, he has to become enemy to the Touken Danshi

But there is one hope found somewhere in that repeating loop

The sun that illuminates the moon.

Mikazuki said so in the performances,

susuketa taiyou. (“You’re quite the sooty sun.”)

I wonder if that was referring to Manba-chan.

That’s why in Kyouden

He tutored Manba-chan in that short time.

Inside the endless loop,

Over and over, making mistakes, amidst trials and errors

He guided Manba-chan.

To a one-on-one talk with Manba-chan, and a last farewell

Time and time again, over and over, he called for Manba-chan

He wished for a ray of sunlight.

That was probably what Mikazuki was thinking

While he suffered.

However.

The long number of performances has passed

And in the final performance,

Yamanbagiri managed to win against Mikazuki.

A divergence from the initial endings

This place too shows that Suemitsu-san is amazing.

Only,

In that final performance’s fighting scene,

I don’t remember much.

The fighting scene which was a one-off sword fight.

I wanted to show off carefully in the real thing.

But in that moment,

I lost myself in the feeling of my victory

When I came to notice, Mikazuki has already withdrawn his sword.

Together since the rehearsals

No, together since Kyouden

With Hiroki-kun, who I crossed swords with for several years

It may just be my one-sided belief

With one another,

I’ve learned to understand my partner’s breathing patterns too,

Because it was with Hiroki-kun who I’ve been through so much with,

From that, the final performance’s fighting scene was born.

That’s what I think.

I want to watch it in DVD soon.

That fighting scene.

The farewell with Mikazuki.

Mikazuki’s unbelievable fate.

The Manba-chan who has carried this burden.

Even Mikazuki is looking to the future.

Looking forward to that someday when Yamanbagiri can once again be reunited with Mikazuki.

Walking together towards Tousute’s citadel

For sure, someday.

To laugh together again with Mikazuki

For the day when that will arrive,

I’m wishing for it.

Truthfully,

For the time that the sun can illuminate the moon.

For the time that his existence can become a guiding light.

Yamanbagiri can smile then.

Will that day come, I wonder?

To appear in this production,

I,

On a crossroad, decided on my right knee’s ligament’s (ACL) surgery.

After the surgery, to not let my ligament rupture again

I paid utmost attention

I challenged the real thing

Supported by the staff and cast,

All 53 performances.

I was able to finish them all without injury.

But the fight with rehabilitation and weight training is not yet over.

In order to shine even more.

So I can give my fans much bigger dreams

I will devote myself to that.

Uguisumaru.

An elusive and philosophical person***

He loves Ookanehira too much.

Kogarasumaru.

Father.

Thank you for watching over everything.

Ookanehira.

Your upright heart encouraged us everyday.

Tsurumaru.

Day by day, with lies and surprises.

Someday, a moment will come when that will become reliable.

Kasen.

Fellow starter sword.

I’m glad I was able to fight with you in this show for so many times.

Shokudaikiri.

You’re good in cooking.

And good in singing too.

Fudou.

You’ve been kiwame’d.

You’ve gained a mantle.

You’ve grown, huh.

Hasebe.

A fellow comrade.

The Hasebe who has always silently supported Manba-chan and wished for his success.

Thank you.

Honebami.

We didn’t have much scenes together this time but

The scene where Honebami cried was a great scene too.

Daihannya.

Cool.

Really cool.

The figure who watched over Honebami was cool.

Nue.

Hototogisu.

You too, We are both fighting to protect our Masters.

Although we stand on different grounds,

You’re an excellent

Sword.

Mikazuki…

Because of you…****

Awakened Manba-chan.

The state of my repairs. Lol

Filling the trashcan up with ice water

In all the ends of performances,

I’d cool down my leg with this.

It’s very effective!

Then,

Thank you for reading up to this

I apologize for such a long and hasty writing.

The letters I received for these performances,

Presents,

Colored papers.

Thank you so much, everyone

I’ll gladly cherish and treasure all the presents

The letters and colored papers too

I’ll read them all carefully

It always brightens me up when I receive stuff from you guys

That energy

I wish I can return it to everyone

I’ll devote myself [to that] even more and more so,

From here on too

I’m looking forward to your support for Aramaki Yoshihiko.

Lastly.

From Kyouden

to Hiden’s story

Yamanbagiri Kunihiro has grown so much

I myself grew through this Tousute

Alongside Yamanbagiri Kunihiro I’m thinking I want to grow even more as him.

Through This participation in Stage play “Touken Ranbu”

I met Yamanbagiri Kunihiro

I’m really thankful.

The things that I could obtain from here Piece by piece

I’ve received the best and most important things in my life.

Thank you.

Touken Ranbu.

Touken Ranbu.

Someday,

Let’s start again.

Source: (x)

NOTES:

*円環 is literally a circle, or a ring.. but i translated it as The “loop” as implied in the play. 

** literally “the wing of the stage”, but to make the flow better i used “backstage”. the wing is the place where the actors exit from the stage, so like... almost backstage (lol) 

** ハケ not sure what this is meant to mean at all omg… i tried using “back” meaning backstage which would fit but idk man maybe he means entirely something else ;; it means brush as i recall but… was he brushing off his tears? i didnt think this could be used as a verb in that sense tho,, literally means like brush as in paintbrush or hairbrush? Sorry about this line!!

*** Not really sure if I read this right but it’s this 達観した物事の捉え方

**** Not sure how I wanted to translate it but it’s あんたのおかげで。。。if anyone is wondering hehe 

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Saniwa’s Birthday Headcanons

Hello everyone!

I hope you guys are doing well! I am so so sorry that I have been unable to post anything for the past weeks or so. I have both good news and bad news. Good news is that I have now returned to college along side half a million other students in my province who had been affected. The only downside is that our school year is now compacted and I will only be able to have a week–maybe less–of holidays until we return to continue our semester.

Anyway, enough about me. I have written this head head cannon as a gift to those who will be celebrating their birthday in the next few days/weeks/month. Mine was just 2 days ago~

Please do enjoy.

-Mod Catharia.

For once the Saniwa was allowed to sleep in a few more hours and was woken up by Shoukudaikiri and Taikogane who presented them breakfast in bed.

A few swords passing by would peek into their master’s bedroom to greet them both a good morning and a happy birthday.

It would be such a boisterous and lively morning but a smile would be plastered on the Saniwa’s face the whole day.

Younger-looking words such as Imanosturugi and Houchou would just walk in their master’s bedroom in the pretense of greeting them but are genuinely curious to see what the two other swords had prepared–at the same time hoping to get a bite of whatever their master was having.

Obviously the Sainwa would not mind sharing a few bites but Shokudaikiri would repremand his comrades who would be taking advantage of the situation.

All the swords would eventually be forced to leave their master’s room once Hasebe comes and shoos them out.

Secretly, Hasebe had initially prepared a speech about how blessed they were to have an amazing and kind master but seeing as their Aruji as still in their pj’s, he would hold off

Instead, he would just shortened his speech into less than a minute before letting them know that they would be waiting outside to accompany them for the day.

Once the Citadel’s master is dressed appropriately for the day, they would be immediately bombarded with hugs and greetings once more when they walk though the hallways.

The more openly affectionate charges such as Akita, Mutsunokami, Namazuo, Yamabushi and Iwatooshi are more likely to hug master happily as a greeting.

On the other hand, the more timid swords such as Maeda, Gokotai, and Tonbokiri would give their beloved Aruji a bright smile as well a small hand crafted gift like a ningyō (human Japanese paper dolls) that looked quite similar to their master

A few aloof swords such as Ookurikara, Honebami and  Oodenta would just stand nearby staring at their master before walking away–the ever faint traces of Sakura petals surrounding them indicating that they were in a good mood even if they were scowling.

Throughout the day, the Saniwa allowed visitors to come visit them in their office–happily letting whoever interrupt their paperwork much to Hasebe’s displeasure.

Small trinkets and ornaments are created by the Toushirous and Kunihiros and then presented to the master of the Citadel in which they graciously accepted.

A number of vases filled with various wild flowers were perched on the Saniwa’s desk and a few nearby tables were provided by the Samonji brothers.

Different books about poems, warfare, flower arrangement, and medicinal herbs in courtesy of Kasen, Doudanuki, Hachisuka and Yagen appeared in a small neat stack on desk.

And lastly, small bowl of Coffee Jelly was presented by Azuki as a snack

Later on in the evening, the Saniwa was presented with a few parcels by Horikawa, Daihannya and Hachisuka claiming that their master is invited to attend dinner in the Main Hall.

Packed in the boxes was a whole new outfit which consisted of a formal kimono, an obi, socks as well as a few accessories.

Shortly, Jirotachi, Kashuu and Midare entered their master’s room as they were struggling to change into the new clothes and  insist on assisting them in getting ready or else they would be late.

Once the Saniwa makes their way to the Main Hall, they are greeted by rather loud bang when they open the door, realizing that they had been covered with streamers and confetti

The smiling faces of her charges and a rather loud and lively ‘happy birthday’ rang through the room with Tsurumaru, Sohayanotsurugi, Kikkou’s faces being quite close to their master’s own–the first one, asking if they were genuinely surprised.

The master is then ushered to their seat and the swords surround them, singing happy birthday although a little off tune. Shortly after, dinner is immediately served.

Soon enough, Shokudaikiri alongside Azuki presents a rather modern type of dessert– Almond Honey Cake with Strawberry Ripple Cream Icing–earning them much admiration and awe from both the Saniwa and the other swords.

While dessert is being handed out, a group of swords announced that they had prepared something for their master.A small play had been devised–directed by Kasen and Daihannya–which composed of the Sanjou swords, the Genji brothers,  Kogarasumaru, Uguisumaru and a rather reluctant Ookanehira. Surprisingly, the swords have decided to adopt an old classic tale: Cinderella

Kogarasumaru as the Evil Stepmother

Kogitsunemaru as Cinderella

Mikazuki as the Fairy god mother

Ishikimaru as the King

Imanosturugi and Iwatoshi as Cinderella’s animal friends

Higekiri as Anastasia

Hizamaru as Drizella

Uguisumaru as Prince Charming

The little play started out quite well until the next few minutes passed when it inched towards borderline chaotic

“Step sisters! I have a letter from the Royal Palace has arrived for you!” Kogitsunemaru exclaimed as he tried to push Mikazuki’s borrowed bandana over his head.

“Give it to me!” Hizamaru snatched the envelope from the fox’s hands but it was also immediately taken away his brother “Bro-Sister!”

“Ahaha~! I will be the one to open it!” Higekiri laughed but jolted when the letter was plucked out of his hands by Kogarasumaru

“Look! We are invited to the Prince’s ball at the Royal Palace!” The oldest Tachi hid his smile behind a fan. “Quick we must get you two dressed!!”

“I-I wish I can come along too…” The silver-haired Tachi wiped at the imaginative tears in the corner of his eyes with his sleeve.

“You? Come along to the ball?” Hizamaru smirked as he flipped his non-existent long hair rather vainly.

“You must be joking…” The elder brother dressed as the eldest sister covered his smirk behind a fan.

“You may come along…” The citadel’s eldest sword began as her began to walk out of the scenery. “…Once you finish all the internal affairs before we leave!”

“…I think the proper word is ‘chores.’…” someone commented in the back

“Hush!”

“Shhh!”

“Have a great night working, Cinderella!” Hizmaru taunted as the three walked out of the scenery.

As the scene began to pan over, everyone could hear the Genji bros. talking

A soft whisper of “Why are you following me? Who are you again?” was shortly heard from Higekiri caused Hizamaru to quickly run out of the room, covering his face wailing “How could you brother!?”

The acting swords continue on with their little play while the guests stared at the two siblings who were quickly running out of the room

Throughout the play, laughter escapes the Saniwa and the other swords as the actors acted and wore rather disney-esque clothing–no one knowing where they ever got it

Mikazuki eventually enters the scene, wrapped in a cloak that looks a little too similar to Yamanbagiri’s’s own, introducing himself as Cinderella’s fairy godmother.

“Do not cry, Kogirella…”

“I-It’s Cinderella, old man.” Kogistunemaru corrected but only got a shrug from the raven-haired Tachi. “A-Anyway, I want to go to the ball…It’s too late for me now.”

“It’s never too late!” Mikazuki smiled brightly as he began to tug at his comrade’s clothes, intent on getting him changed. “I will help you get to the ball! All you need to do is strip.”

From there onwards, the play just became filled with amusing side comments and slight changes to the play

Once the play ends, the group is rewarded with a round of applause and cheers with the Saniwa standing up to give them a standing ovation.

If the Saniwa was of age or not, they are entitled to a drink…or a litre at least according to Jirotachi who had almost finished 2 bottles of sake already

The party would carry into the night and even a few of the Tantous had been able to sneak a few cups of  sake before being forced to got to bed by their elder brothers or guardians

The drinking party would carry into the night…until out of pure drunkenness the Saniwa may have started to challenge others to a dance battle…

Surprisingly, Yamanbagiri, Ichigo and Shishou accepted the challenge–using the alcohol as an excuse for their erratic movements

80% of the swords had passed out in the Main Hall or in the hallways having been too inebriated to return to their rooms

On the other hand, the Saniwa had most likely been tucked into bed safely by more responsible swords like Horikawa or Tomoe

The next morning, everyone has been allowed to sleep in for a bit and had painkillers ready by their bedside for those who had a horrible hang over.

All Campaigns, Internal Affairs and Resource Gathering is Cancelled.

…Can we just imagine Ichigo with his tie wrapped around his head sleeping on a half-dressed Yamanbagiri with his cloak missing and Shishou cuddling against the teal-haired Tachi drooling all over his sleeve?

The Saniwa hopes that maybe next year, the swords will adapt another Disney movie as a play…maybe convince Izuminokami to play Rapunzel? Or have Akashi act as Sleeping Beauty…??

[primvera]

My HoriKane Headcanon (?)

Yeah, I’ve started the rabbit hole and fallen into TouRabu hell lately (games and anime series), I really need to write down some headcanon about my OTP (maybe soon I will write down some oneshot/drabble, do not know yet, I need more historical information about these two beautiful swords, these cutiepies). I really like Katsugeki but more I watch about Tourabu and Horikane and I noticed that Katsugeki!Horikane is a little OOC (Kane has period in that anime from ep 2 till ep 13) maybe, but I really like the way they portraied these two ANGST YAS THANK U UFOTABLE LAST EPISODE APART HANAMARU WAS TOO HAPPY. Soooo, I began to think about something (Disclaimer: maybe these hc are far to obvious but I needed to write down something and sorry for my English italian is my first language)

Since Horikawa (btw how the fuck is he strong in the game?! He’s like terminator, stealing all MVP point to the cool and strong Kane-san) is older than Kane-san, I imagine that Kane’s attitude of being the cool one is kinda sort of showing Hori his value but he fails everytime and Hori saves the day in the citadel to make him sorta proud of his junior do not need this bc Horimama is so proud of his Kane-san.

Imagine the first time Kane and Hori met at the Citadel. Hori is so happy that the second he sees Kane’s figure he literally throw himself on him and hugs him before Kane manage open his mouth to speak. He hugs him so tight and tears stream down his cheecks. Kane hugs him back, really happy that the first thing he saw when he became a Touken Danshi is his partner he also is crying and Okitagumi are there to witness and later make fun of Izumi

He doesn’t know about Hori being missing in the ocean, he eventually finds out (maybe Yasu? Kasen? Nah, Manba-chan is more likely), Kane becomes super attentive about his partner (well, the fluff is needed sometimes) and he feels a little guilty bc he returned in Hijikata’s hometown brought by Tetsunosuke to became a memento. Horikawa notices this and he dosen’t tell anything to him, a little bit bc he enjoys Kane being a dork and a obvious one, a little more bc he really missed Kane and so he wants to spend every minute in the citadel with him.

Kane is a little jealous of the Kunihiro bros. They literally steal his waifu from him. But he knows that family is important. Horikawa notices his jealousy and likes to tease him about this. (yeah Hori is a little bitch but we love him right?)

If Kane or Hori get injured, both of them stay at the other one side till the recovery is complete. Kane is fucking worried when Hori get damaged, like *mom mode on* but he is really clumsy and in the end he fuck up everything (he is the youngest sword after all).

On the battlefield they are the strongest uchigata/wakizashi couple, Kane and Hori are equally strong. Their double sword attack is something that every new sword that enters their part wish to see since their teamwork is so famous.

I really want to write down a one-shot where Kane’s hair get cut by an enemy or by a random samurai that exchange Kane for a Shinsengumi member during the Bakumatsu period. Maybe Kane get caught and to humiliate him they cut off his fabulous dark long hair I wish I had his hair gosh. The only long bangs standing is the little braid on his right side (the one that Hori makes everytime he goes on a mission, i mean COME ON IT MUST BE HIM THAT BRAID THAT ONE). Btw, Shinsengumi Fam + Mutsu (MutsuIzu is my brotp) comes to rescue the pretty princess him and bring him back to the citadel. Now here I imagine Kane to be a little shocked (he’s a sword and he knows about the horror and the violence of the war but he’s become human just recently so...) and to fake his shock, but Hori knows him to well (they’re together since Kane’s birth afterall) and try to make him to puor out his feelings, really fluffy moments to follow ofc. So ANGST WITH HAPPY ENDING EVERYONE! (do not tell me I am an horrible person LOL). Guilty pleasure bc short-haired!Kane-san is so fucking hot JESUS CHRIST. This fanart (which is not mine so credit to the artist, really beautiful, I really love it) is where all started. Thanks to this, my love Kane-san has exploded and things escaleted quickly XD (PS: If someone has a better idea on how Kane’s hair gets cut off plz feel free to steal his hc and write down some angsty fanfic about this plz)

Hori is the only one that make Kane do what he want. He knows his soft spot and weakness and more important he know how to fuck him in every sense

Howl’s Moving Castle Au! where Hori is Sophie and Howl is Kane. Yagen is a sassy Markl (thanks to @shinemizuki for Yagen’s role in this au) and Mutsu...well, irdk yet.. Suliman’s dog maybe LOL

For tonight, it’s all folks!

See you next fangirl freak out post :*

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How would Buzen, Kasen and Ichigo calm their s/o if they woke up screaming from a nightmare?

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Buzen, Kasen, And Ichigo calming S/O from Nightmare (GN!Reader)

♡  Buzen is actually very good at taking care of others when they deal with them. He often does it for his brothers, Matsui and Murakumo.

♡  He understands very well that people deal with fear/nightmares very differently and wouldn't make you talk about it if you don't wish. Matsui can't convey his emotions well so if you are similar in that regard, he wouldn't force you.

♡  As soon as he hears you thrashing around, crying in your sleep, and maybe talking, he wakes you up right away with a gentle shake of the shoulders until you open your eyes.

♡  Buzen isn't the best at hiding his feelings. He wears his heart on his sleeve. So when you first wake up, you will see a very concerned and worried Buzen looking down at you. As soon as he notices that you have woke up, he will give you a small smile.

♡  "You're okay... You're safe. Don't worry, I got you." He would gently caress your hair and hush you if you continue to cry.

♡  If you need physical comfort, he will take you in his arms right away and hug you lightly. One hand on your back and the other on the back of your head as he continues to stroke your hair.

♡  Feel free to cry into his shoulder all you want. He will not complain at all. He understands how scary dreams can be and wants to make sure you feel safe. He will keep reassuring as you cry and let it all out.

♡  It's only when you are more calmed down will he ask if you want to talk about it. If you do, he will stay there the whole time, getting rid of any spare tears that are falling down your face. His full attention is on you.

♡  If you don't wish to talk about it, that is fine! He will ask if you feel well enough to go back to sleep or if you want to take a night stroll with him. He will do everything in his power to make sure your mind stays off it. Expect him to be extra silly but his expression and tone are still very soft towards you. If he can somehow make you smile, he will be on the moon.

♡  When you do feel like you can sleep again, Buzen will hold you in his arms and not leave your side. He will softly hum a lullaby to you as you start to drift off to sleep. Buzen will refuse to sleep until he makes sure you are sleeping peacefully. He doesn't want you to have to deal with nightmares alone. Not anymore.

♡  Honestly, if you are rolling around a lot and wake up Kasen, he will be pretty annoyed at first. His hair will be a mess, there will be eye bags from exhaustion, and he will be confused and rather angry. He would think you were still awake but just couldn't get comfortable.

♡  However, as soon as he sees you are asleep and whimpering... He panics. Kasen has never had to deal with someone with nightmares before! He really isn't sure if it's safe to wake up someone from a nightmare or if it would make things worse. Kasen would call out to you after much argument in his head about his decisions.

♡  As soon as you scream and wake up, he is startled to say the least. He shoots back and looks at you totally dumbfounded.

♡  He will recover quickly and gently tuck some of your hair behind your ear. Gently dapping a cloth onto your face to dry the sweat.

♡  "My word, I thought that brute, Onimaru, came into your dream and started to haunt my dear master. I wasn't sure what to do!" He would jest, trying to make you smile even a little.

♡  Kasen isn't the best at comforting. He cares a lot! But actually acting in the moment, he isn't good about. His master was all about elegance, not kindness (quite far from it, if we are being honest).

♡  If you start to cry, he will be startled and try to wipe away the tears away with his sleeve.

♡  "My dear, please do not cry. It breaks my heart. Come now, stand up. We are getting tea."

♡  He would gently take your hand and lead you to the kitchen where he will make you either peppermint, chamomile, or lavender tea for you to drink and relax to.

♡  All the while he is making it, he will ask you questions about what scared you so much. He really wants to help and offer any advice he can. He doesn't exactly understand that dreams aren't something you can solve through one conversation.

♡  After the tea is done, he will sit with you and drink with you. He will continue to try to ask you questions and understand your dream. If you feel uncomfortable, please tell him and he will stop. "I apologize. I merely was trying to help but I see it's still uncomfortable to talk about."

♡  He won't ask anymore until you talk to him first about it. Kasen doesn't want to push you over the edge and make you feel unsafe. He truly does want to help you. He will go seek help from the other swords (older brother swords) after and try to learn what exactly he should do when someone has a bad nightmare like that. He will make sure to teach himself the proper way to care for your emotions!! He might not be the most affection person but he will really try in that moment! He wants to make sure you aren't alone.

♡  Once you two go back to your room, he will sit next to you as you lay down and start to read to you. It will be mostly poetry. He will make sure it's nothing grim and just positive literature. His voice will be the most soothing he can make it and his hand gently brushing your hair as you lay in bed trying to doze off.

♡  Most likely will be too afraid to sleep that night and will just be up all night. Even if you don't have another nightmare. The next morning, you are getting tea and breakfast in bed. He will spoil you and he will look exhausted from two hours of sleep

♡  Ichigo is another sword that knows how to deal with nightmares fairly well. He has many brothers and a good handful of them have pretty bad nightmares. Along with his brothers, Ichigo also gets night terrors from time to time. He doesn't show it outwardly though. He is suppose to be the big, strong brother. He is suppose to keep a princely appearance to the citadel. So most times he will have shortness of breath and go for a walk in the woods to calm down. Maybe even cry a little

♡  Ichigo is a very light sleeper. So as soon as he felt even slight abnormal movement, he begins to wake up. It isn't until you scream does he shoot up and quickly embrace you into his arms.

♡  He is the most calm out of everyone. He will softly tell you to wake up, and start rocking you back and forth in his arms once you do.

♡  "It's okay now... You got out of the dream, you are safe. I will make sure nothing hurts you. Just let out all your worries, I got you now." He will tell you with a smile on face as he gives you soft kisses on the forehead.

♡  His hand will softly rub circles on your back. He will let you cry, scream, anything. He is there. He isn't going to let you go until you are calm and no longer crying.

♡  Once you do stop crying, Ichigo will pull away slightly and let you see his smile. "That must be a frightening dream, would you like to talk about it?" He will pull out a handkerchief and dab away the water that the tears left behind. Even letting you borrow it to clean yourself up.

♡  If you feel safe to speak about it, he will take you out into the forest for some fresh air. He will offer to carry you on his back so you can relax and enjoy the view. He won't make you though.

♡  He will listen to all your worries, holding your hand all the way. His thumb gently stroking the back of your hand in comfort.

♡  Even if you don't feel like speaking about it, he takes you out there for air and to see the stars through the trees.

♡  "You are not weak to be afraid of the things that haunt you in your dreams. I know it's scary but you did very well. One day those things will no longer haunt your mind. I'm proud of you for waking up from it. Remember that those dreams are just the worst thing your brain thought of to cause you distress. You are so much stronger than it. You will prove to them that even with this fear, you can still wake up and keep going."

♡  He will lean over and give your forehead another peck. He truly is proud of you for getting through it. Anytime you have one, he will make sure to always comfort you, no matter what.

♡  Ichigo may still hide his night terrors from you for a while but once he feels like he can safely drop the act and have you still love him for him, along with all the darker parts of him... He will open up and show you that he can be just as scared as you when he gets a dream like that. He will never think of you as weak. It is quite the opposite and admires how strong you are to fight those dreams and keep going.

♡  When you both return to the bedroom, he is tucking you in and giving your face a bunch of soft kisses to make you smile. He will tell you how much he loves and adores you. How you are truly the light of his world.

♡  Ichigo will gently caress your back as he lets you rest your head on him. Slowly falling asleep together for a finally peaceful sleep with each other in arms.

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[Etude 1] To Honor Raven – Part 2

[Part 1]

Valgar and Brian eventually reached the shrine after a long trek, and at spotting the fire beneath the tall Raven shrine Brian ran ahead with the promise of feeling sensation within his hands once more.

“Raven has guided you here today.”

Brian paused at the voice, looking around before spotting a tall female norn, adorned with feathers, sitting on a rock beside the shrine with a curious look on her face. Brian could only assume it was the shrine’s shaman.

“I’m here with Valgar Blinderhogg,” Brian spoke, his voice hoarse from the cold. He continued to walk towards the shrine, eager to reach the fire. “We are on a pilgrimage to visit Raven’s shrines. Valgar has brought the offering.” Upon reaching the shrine he began taking off his gloves to soak in the heat from the crackling fire. ‘Blessed warmth!’

“So Raven has told me, young wolf.”

As Brian glanced at her in surprise Valgar emerged, looking slightly out of breath as he spoke. “Sveinulf - you should be more cautious when you run ahead like that. My magic can only go so far!” He quickly spotted the amused shaman sitting nearby. “Ho! Raven’s spirit is here today - Huldra Darkfeather, is it?”

The shaman rose with a smile, “Valgar Blinderhogg. Raven has been expecting you.”

The dark-haired norn smiled warmly, “I see - I have brought a gift to honour Raven!”

Brian watched as the two norn greeted one another, still amazed that Raven had spoken of him to the shaman. ‘I wish I could know what it was like to speak to the Spirits,’ he thought to himself. That privilege only existed for the Norn, as Valgar had explained to him, and was very rare. It was the same reason Brian was unable to feel anything as they both moved and knelt at the looming shrine. Valgar had always described the experience as invigorating, as if his aches were slowly lifted. Brian envied his mentor for that.

“You are welcome to stay the night if you so wish,” the shaman spoke once they had finished, indicating a small makeshift camp that was set up next to it. The group sat around the shrine, the fire crackling behind them. “A Jotun tribe live within those hills nearby, but they know not to disturb Raven’s nest. You will be safe here tonight.”

“Ho - a Jotun tribe hm?” Valgar looked to the hills nearby, managing to spot a small campfire through the wind and snow. Two Jotun were walking up towards it, carrying large sticks in their hands. “Yes - they have lived there for generations. They have a holy site nearby where their elder spirits lie,” the shaman explained, also looking to the hills. “Occasionally we have those from the Durmand Priory pass through here to study them.” “I’m not surprised - the Jotun have a rich history!”

Brian scoffed at the two, “We saw some Jotan on our way here - looked more like drooling ettin to me. What do the Priory study from them, mud huts?”

Huldra raised a judgmental eyebrow at the young human, “The Jotun were once a very advanced race - they studied the stars and were great philosophers. Most wrote their findings on large runestones, which to this day provide a deep insight into their culture. It does not do well to sneer at them.”

Brian averted his eyes, his face flushing at the tall norn’s rebuke. He heard Valgar chuckle, “Never simply judge from appearance, sveinulf! The Jotun are smarter than you think - despite having fallen so far from their ancestors.”

“Why did they fall?” Brian asked, becoming curious despite the previous rebuke’s sting.

“Pride,” Huldra began, the other two looking to her as she spoke. “At the height of their advancement, the Jotun tribes began to view each of themselves as superior to others. Because of this, their community became fractured - and they fell into a multitude of civil wars that continued for centuries. Unfortunately, the wars destroyed most of their knowledge and technology - leaving them now to be less than they once were.”

Looking up to the far hills, Brian frowned as he listened to her words. ‘Those things? Philosophers?’ It seemed bizarre to him, remembering the grunting Jotun that they had carefully avoided as they had trudged down the snowy path.

Suddenly, all three turned to see someone approach the shrine. Brian was quick to make them out to be a young human woman wearing the uniform of the Durmand Priory.

“Hello!” she exclaimed, before pausing to catch her breath as she stopped in front of the group. “Hello - my name is Alexis, I’m from the Priory. Have you seen a Jotun carrying large totems passing through here?”

“No,” Huldra responded. “Not anywhere close to this shrine.”

Valgar frowned, “What did these totems look like?”

She frowned, “Tall - like giant sticks only with elaborate carvings in them. We were transporting them to the Durmond Priory but we were interrupted by a group of Jotun - we survived but they took the totems.”

“Ah!” Valgar responded, his voice raised in realisation. “I did just see two Jotun carrying large sticks as they arrived back at their camp over there!” He pointed to where he had seen them, much to Alexis’ despondency.

“Damn it, back to their camp?! Urgh, Kasen’s going to have my head for this!”

“We could go and get it back from them,” Brian suggested. He didn’t think the Jotun were much of a challenge - not compared to Valgar at least. He needed the sword practice too, and this was a great opportunity for it.

Huldra shook her head, “No - it is too dangerous. There are too many of them up there - you will have to wait for a more opportune time to get it back.”

“Bu-” Valgar raised his hand, and Brian shut his mouth - annoyance brimming inside him. “We should not disturb the peace. Huldra is right, it is not wise to rush in. You will have to come up with another plan”

Dejected, Alexis sighed. “I guess you’re right. Thank you for your help - we’ll see what we can do.”

Brian crossed his arms as the Priory woman left, his face pouting in annoyance. “It would be simple to get the totem! A bit of a distraction and we can grab it - why should we wait?!”

“Never rush into unknown territory on a whim,” Huldra spoke, looking down at Brian. “You do not know the Jotun like me or the Priory. They are hostile, and will not hesitate to hunt you down if they discover you have stolen from them. I’m sure that’s why they attacked that group in the first place.”

“Tch.” Brian huffed, frustrated that he was so simply brushed off. He wanted to prove that he was strong enough to help others - and it seemed like the perfect opportunity to put that into practice. Gazing at the hillside, he watched the Jotun move to put out the small campfire - and soon they were obscured in the dark.

The group prepared the camp for sleeping, and while the conversation between the two norn had lead to other discussions - Brian’s thoughts remained on the stolen totem. Sliding into the flat bed, he gazed up as he touched the small wolf totem that hung from his neck. ‘I’m smaller than both Jotan and Norn - it would be easy for me to sneak into the tribe at night! That totem won’t be too hard to find...’

He lay his head down, feigning sleep as he started to formulate a plan.

[Continue to Part 3]

[crystalelemental]

I think it's been long enough to make some final judgment calls on HSiFS.

I really like it.  I kinda came into this one getting vibes of MoF just in terms of concept and all, and it does feel fairly similar between the simplistic resource collection method, and the season release being reminiscent of the "bomb to survive but lose power" mechanic.  I actually love how the game plays, even though the release mechanic has spoiled me terribly.

Music has been really good this game.  I like a lot of the boss themes, most notably Eternity, Okina (final, not extra), and especially Narumi's themes. They're really good.  I think Narumi's is a strong contender for one of my favorites in the series.  Every time I get to her boss fight the theme is stuck in my head the rest of the day.

As for cast...let's start protagonists.  Reimu is Reimu.  I have little to really update on her so far.  Cirno...okay, fine, she's an endearing protagonist.  She's so simple and goofy, and I did wind up loving most of her dialogue exchanges. I'm still grumpy there's no Sanae, or any other character with a blatant seasonal affiliation as a playable option, but Cirno did good work.  Aya I have gotten the least amount of progress with.  Her shot type, I think, is straight-up the worst one.  Weaker than Marisa, barely much spread, and her bomb covers less distance than Reimu or Cirno; just not a great option overall.  Still really like her, though. Her investigation into things is fun, and her interactions with Nemuno are particularly great.

That said, Marisa is the standout victor of protagonists this time.  I'm talking "jumped probably 20 places in my own popularity rankings" winner.  Within the core story, she's solving the incident, comes across Okina who wants to recruit her as a Mai/Satono replacement, and Marisa rejects the offer and the fight begins.  However, at the end of the fight, Marisa's the one who ran off and effectively lost.  But she comes back with understanding of how Okina's power works (after knowing about it for, what, 10 minutes?), and had enough comprehension of it to duplicate the power but with an added variation that represents the border of seasons associated with the world losing vitality, and challenges Okina again solely because Okina's power is magic-based and she doesn't want to lose to anyone in magic.  If there's any establishing moment for Marisa's character in this game, that's it right there, and it's wonderful.  It's such a good showing of her abilities and how she is as a person.  She acknowledges her first match against Okina as a loss, but aims to override that loss with her new countermeasures.  It kinda reminds me of that one occurrence in the manga, where she declares proudly that she's the #2 in Gensokyo.  There's a nice mix of humility and pride in the whole exchange, where Marisa is able to acknowledge the first round as her loss, but is still confident in her abilities and aims to win now.   It's a really great scenario.

And now, the important part: the new cast.  How do I rank everyone?  Well, let's go reverse order and find out.

Nemuno - look, I have nothing against Nemuno.  She's just not my type of character.  On the positive end, I, too, just wish to be left alone, and want everyone else to just get the hell off my lawn.  She's an interesting character in that regard, being completely isolated socially and wanting it that way.  That's a great basis.  She's also the type of character with a gruff exterior but a sweet interior, being willing to let people leave with a warning rather than killing them in most cases, and apparently will adopt lost kids and raise them.  As far as positives go, she's pretty fun.  I just don't have much attachment to her.  She's the kind of person that I'd love as a neighbor, but that's because we'd never have to interact.  There's nothing particularly interesting going on with her for me, so while I have no strong downsides, I don't have strong positive feelings either.

Okina - Surprise!   Yes, Okina is not a particularly high-ranked character for me yet.   Let's start positive.  Her power, while complicated and hard to understand, does have relation to the seasons.  It seems the powers she opens up are related to seasonal powers, and that this draws out the magical potency of people for her to absorb and take control of.   Somehow.  The mechanics of it all are unclear, but seasonal control is cool, so that's nice.  She's also one of the sages that helped build Gensokyo, putting her in a pretty exclusive category alongside Yukari and probably Kasen.  She's also very direct in her approach to things despite staying mostly hidden from the world, serving as a pretty nice contrast to Yukari, who tends to be well-known but hard to understand.   She has excellent lore significance, is a fascinating character...but I just can't really like her.  While Nemuno is a character I like who just misses the mark, Okina is one that hits the mark but is kinda hard for me to like.  A lot of it has to do with Marisa's route.  She chooses her subordinates on her own whims, ignores their consent or rejection of the role, and is willing to toss away said subordinates whenever she's done with them.  I know there's implication that she's aiming to release Satono and Mai back to being just ordinary humans to live out their lives, but I don't get the sense that she's the type of character who would give a shit. If she still had use for them, I doubt she'd consider replacing them.  Her description says that, as a god, she bestows blessings on those who show faith, but we really only have Satono and Mai to go off of right now.  Given their current situation, it seems like the "blessings" are granting power to further serve her, without really giving the subordinate a whole lot of choice.  None of her actions sit particularly well with me.  She does what she wants, and doesn't seem to have a ton of regard for others' agency.  There's a very real possibility that, when she inevitably shows up again, aspects of her character will be explored that will make me like her more. But right now, she's a character I find fascinating, but don't particularly like.

Aunn - Double suprise!  Yes, the good pupper is bottom half.  She's precious and adorable, and I do like her a lot.   She's generally just a swell, positive character.   But I also don't feel as much attachment as everyone else does?  It's weird.  Like, she's great.  Anyone telling me that she was their favorite is not someone I would argue with, because they're making a good choice.  I am just not as invested in her.  Maybe it’s her design not being that interesting.  Maybe it’s that I don’t really like dogs that much.  Maybe it's because her non-spells are the biggest source of irritation for me because I wind up using bombs out of a panicked sense of needing to avoid deaths until stage 4, only to reach stage 4 without enough resources to avoid dying for long.  Who knows.

Mai then Satono - I feel like this list is going to be just full of surprises, and this might be the most surprising of all for people.   Yes, Mai and Satono are pretty high up there for me right now.  For anyone wondering why Satono is ranked a bit above Mai, it's entirely based on design.  I like her color scheme better.  As for why the two are higher ranked than most, it...really comes down to the fact that they actually exuded a personality.  They're very clearly just an extension of Okina, and Okina is likely how they even have power in the first place, so they're not independent at all.  But thankfully, they still function as characters.  They don't feel like they're just extensions of another character, you know?  Mai is, as Satono expresses, a scatterbrain, who is quick to act and seems to enjoy herself, but not particularly thorough or careful in her actions. Satono, by comparison, is a bit more composed and cautious.  We don't even see her until we're already in the hidden world, despite both of them being active in the incident.  She also seems to be the one getting direct information from Okina, so whether that implies she's the more trustworthy of the two or not, I don't know, but that's how I choose to interpret it.  Their personalities shine through, and they're clearly extensions of Okina overall, but it makes me wonder about them as people.  I think that, of the cast, they're actually the characters I want to see more of the most.  I'm curious how they came to work for Okina; whether they're her first subordinates, whether it was voluntary or coerced, what their whole take on this is. Their character descriptions mention that, even if they knew Okina was seeking replacements, they'd probably still go through with the search.  Is that because they can't go against Okina, want to make their god pleased even if it means stepping down from their role, or would they be happy to leave the service?  There's a lot of speculation, and just enough to catch my interest, so they get particularly high marks.  Also, just as the added confound: I really like their boss fight.  There are some things that are bullshit, but I think their fights are fun.

Narumi - God I love Narumi.  First off, anyone classified as a magician is automatically great in my book.  Second, she's a living statue that is, quite literally, just the statue.  She's described as more like a golem, and that's awesome.  Third, she's just precious.  Both in her simple design and her actions, she is precious.  She gets so worked up from Mai's influence that she's ready to test her full power, but at the same time she's very passive as a person.  I think my favorite interaction with her is in Marisa's 1CC ending.  Marisa expresses that the culprit escaped, and Narumi's response is just "Wow, you let them get away?   Laaaame."  Not to mention her reaction to finding the door on her back is "Huh.  Talk about creepy."  Narumi is super chill, super cute, and just great all-around.  That being said...

Eternity Larva - Behold, the first time in this series that the stage 1 boss wound up being my favorite, and what a favorite she is.  I'll be frank: I generally love the fairies.  They're a fun group of characters, and their associations with different aspects of nature is the exact kind of thing I tend to gravitate toward.  I'm also generally a big fan of their designs.  Even ones that I don't rank particularly high I think have fantastic designs, and Eternity is no exception.  I love the butterfly theme she's got going on.  Eternity is also a big helper.  She gets worked up with the incident, sure, but her reaction to it for Reimu is, at first, an offer to help. She's just a friendly fairy, who can still be a bit of a troublemaker.  Her reaction to Cirno is to fight her for who gets dominion over summer.  Her banter is fantastic there, and as stage 1 bosses go, she's just very charming, if not very involved. But then we get Cirno's extra stage, where it turns out that Eternity's door is associated with doyou, that border between seasons, and that she's implied to be (unknowingly) a god that's specifically opposed to Okina.  Her designation is apparently also translated to a god of perpetual darkness, likely because of that association with doyou.  I think that qualifies as, bar none, the most history and involvement a stage 1 boss has ever received.  Hell, that's more than some late-game bosses get.  She's just the right combination of things I wanted: great design, fun character, and surprising lore development.  I love this butterfly fairy, and I hope very strongly to see her pop up in Visionary Fairies in Shrine.